DemocratHouse · Maryland District 6
Byron, Beverly B.
1979 first electedLeft office 199314 years servedBorn 1932F
Issues
Based on bills Byron, Beverly B. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Taxation
Sponsored 16 · Cosponsored 2- A bill to amend section 2040 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that a spouse's services shall be taken into account in determining whether that spouse furnished adequate consideration for jointly held property for purposes of qualifying for an exclusion from the Federal estate tax. ↗
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide, for purposes of the deduction for real property taxes, that certain assessments on real property which are used to provide certain facilities and services of the type which might otherwise be provided by a municipal government shall be treated as real property taxes. ↗
International Affairs
Cosponsored 16- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the well-being of the American hostages in Iran. ↗
- A resolution urging the government of the Federal Republic of Germany to abolish the statute of limitations governing the prosecution of war crimes, or to amend the present statute of limitations to allow a period of time sufficient for the prosecution of those responsible for the horrors of the Holocaust. ↗
Sports and Recreation
Sponsored 5 · Cosponsored 5Congress
Cosponsored 7Transportation and Public Works
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 4Energy
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 2Labor and Employment
Sponsored 5- A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to remove the "last employer" limitation on the receipt of certain annuities in cases where the employment concerned is nonrailroad employment compensated at a rate not exceeding $4800 per annum. ↗
- A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to remove the "last employer" limitation on the receipt of certain annuities in cases where the employment concerned is nonrailroad employment compensated at a rate not exceeding $4800 per annum. ↗
Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 4- A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the more expeditious granting of relief in cases before the Merit Systems Protection Board involving the reinstatement or restoration to duty of an employee who was removed or suspended. ↗
- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to the number of digits which should be used as ZIP Codes or other codes used for mail delivery. ↗
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